The War on The War on Abortion — Let me start off, in the obligatory way, by announcing that I am pro-choice. I don't think abortions before, say, eight [months] weeks are even arguably murder. Moreover, I don't think many other people believe it's murder, either, for all that they profess to.

Suspect Is Identified in Killing of Abortion Doctor — WICHITA, Kan. — The suspect in the fatal shooting of one of the nation's only doctors to perform late-term abortions had professed an anti-government, anti-abortion philosophy in years past, some who knew him said on Monday.

The Campaign to Blame O'Reilly for Tiller's Death — Minutes after news broke yesterday that George Tiller had been murdered in Kansas, The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan declared “O'Reilly's Target Shot Dead In Church.” Sullivan wrote that “there is a Bill O'Reilly connection” to a …

Recruiter shot dead outside Army office — A Muslim convert who said he was opposed to the U.S. military shot two soldiers outside an Arkansas recruiting station, killing one, police said Monday. — “This individual appears to have been upset with the military, the Army in particular …

One Dead, One Injured in West LR Shooting — Little Rock - One person is dead, another seriously injured, and a third is in custody following a double shooting in west Little Rock Monday morning. — Authorities say the incident occurred around 10:00 a.m. at a U.S. Army Navy Career Center inside …

1 dead, 1 hurt in recruiting office shooting — (CNN) — A U.S. soldier was killed and a second was wounded Monday in an apparent drive-by shooting at a recruiting center in Little Rock, Arkansas, police said. — The second soldier's injuries were not life-threatening, said police Lt. Terry Hastings.

Cheney Offers Support For Gay Marriage — Dick Cheney rarely takes a position that places him at a more progressive tilt than President Obama. But on Monday, the former vice president did just that, saying that he supports gay marriage as long as it is deemed legal by state and not federal government.

Goodbye, GM ...by Michael Moore — I write this on the morning of the end of the once-mighty General Motors. By high noon, the President of the United States will have made it official: General Motors, as we know it, has been totaled. — As I sit here in GM's birthplace, Flint, Michigan …

Cheney mixes up Obama, Osama — Former Vice President Dick Cheney confused the president of the United States with the world's most-wanted terrorist in a speech on Monday. — Speaking at the National Press Club, Cheney answered a question as to why his administration had not caught Osama bin Laden.

GOP Has Always Been Dominated by White Voters — Gallup has data out suggesting that 89 percent of self-identified Republicans are white; the comparable figure among Democrats is 65 percent. These numbers closely match those from last November's Presidential election …

The 31-Year-Old in Charge of Dismantling G.M. — WASHINGTON — It is not every 31-year-old who, in a first government job, finds himself dismantling General Motors and rewriting the rules of American capitalism. — But that, in short, is the job description for Brian Deese …

GOP Should Run Against the Power of the Center — Move to the center. That's the advice Republicans are getting from quarters friendly and otherwise. It seems to make a certain amount of sense. If opinion is arrayed along a single-dimension, left-to-right spectrum and clustered …

Obama says US cannot impose its values: BBC interview — US President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States cannot impose its values on other countries, but argued that principles such as democracy and the rule of law were universal. — In an interview with the BBC ahead of a visit …

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